The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-09


arc lights for street lighting purposes.
An East Saginaw man has a dog that
can turn somersaults as we'll as an acrobat.
"A resolution favoring prohibition was
adopted by the recent Baptist State Con-
vention.
An effort is being made at Caro- to Or
ganize hotel stock company, whether the
enterprise will pay directly or not
-Sault Ste. Marie has granted natural
gas company a thirty years franchise to
bore and pipe the town as it sees fit.
1t is said that Mrs. j. SIarxhausen, of
East Saginaw, has fallen heir to $500, 900
in England, and will leave for London al
once.
"A Montague man drew $lOS in the last
Louisi lana lottery, and now remittances are
flying there fast to purchase tickets for the
next drawing.
, In Ishpeming recently James Nc
Conkey stabbed Charles Williams twice,
inhicting fatal injuries, in quarrel over
! -Chas. Harris. of Midland, who was
charged with setting fire to Reardon's gris
mill, was brought before Justice Rice fol-
final examination, and was bound over K
the Criminal Court for trial.
! j. II. Townly, formerly of Jackson
County, exhibited at the Sphinx County, d.
T., fair, short time ago, eight beets that
weighed 144 pounds, and S. NJ. Bowman a
seventy-six and half pound squash.
The State press occasionally have a drive
at Jackson on account of its numerous sui
cides. The fact is that the Central City
has become so popular throughout the
country that those contemplating suicide
for hundreds of miles around start at once
for Jackson, knowing that they will be ten
derly cared for and decently buried. "See
Jackson and die" has become popular
maxim.
Parker Pillsbury,a pioneer anti slavery
agitator, has been visiting in Adrian for
few days, on the way to his New Hamp-
shire home. Recently a reception was
given him at Mrs. Ed Comstocks house,
which was attended by many old-time Abo-
litionists. many Quakers from Raisin VAL
ley going miles to greet the old leader
Adrian having been leading station on
the underground road" in ante war times
made the occasion rich in "reminiscences.
Seventy five OF Michigan's bank Pres
l.
cety like the American Bankers Associa-
ton. Senator Stockbridge, Z. S. Lacey,
and Byron NJ. Cutcheon stated the objects
of the meeting. Perry Hannah was elected
Vice Presidents; with F. w. Hayes as Sec
rotary, and S. B. Coleman Treasurer The
idea of the organization is stated to be the
better acquaintance of the bankers, the
facilitation Of doing business, the securing
of proper legislation, the education of the
people on the subject of practical bank
ing, and the securing uniformity in bank
ing methods. The question of securities
was also discussed at some length, but
finally left to future meeting.
Henry Meyers, alias Charles Miller
was put in Jail in Detroit for burglary. Re-
Gently he was apparently taken very sick
AID grew rapidly worse. He was very low,
and a consultation of doctors agreed that
he had a cancer in the stomach, and recon-
mended that he be removed to the witness
room, where he could be better cared for.
The only other occupant of the room was
William Murray, boy about to be sent to
the reformatory. One morning Murray
walked into the Woodbridge Street Police
Station, fully mile from the Jail, and said
he had been forced by Meyers to escape,
and he wanted to get back to Jail, bat did
not know the way. The police officer tele-
phoned the Jail the first news there of the
escape. Meyers had threatened to kill
Murray if he made any noise, a nd, break
ing off a part of the iron bedstead, had
dug his way through the two-foot wall,
moved the bed up to the wall so the falling
bricks would not make any noise, and,
once on the outside, dropped to the jail
yard wall and thence to the street. He is
now supposed to be in Canada.
Probably the most interesting and val
liable curiosity in the fremen's museum
at No. engine house at Jackson is the
one brought in day or two ago by far
mer, whose name the men did not learn.
1t has been found to be South American
black vulture, though the farmer thought
it black eagle. He said he saw it running
about his farm few days ago and chased
it into a brush pile, where he captured it.
The bird is about the size of hen turkey
and its main color is O rich blue black,
though many of the larger feathers and
plumes are brilliantly colored, making the
bird very handsome one. The head is
small and nearly bald, and the beak is
about three inches long, strong, and a little
hooked. About the center of the upper
portion of the beak is comparatively
large hole, cut by nature, nearly rectangu-
lar in form. The bird measures FIVE feet
from tip to tip Of its wings, which are very
large and strong in comparison TO its body,
showing that it is capable Of long flights